Environmental science & technologyArctic RegionsGroundwaterPermafrostOceans and SeasBiodegradation
Supra-Permafrost Groundwater is a Source of Highly Biodegradable Dissolved Organic Matter to the Arctic Ocean.
Emily M Bristol, Megan I Behnke, Robert G M Spencer, Amy M McKenna, Matthew A Charette, M Bayani Cardenas, James W McClelland
Published: 202610.1021/acs.est.5c08206
Abstract
Supra-permafrost groundwater (SPGW) flowing through seasonally thawed soils is an important source of dissolved organic matter (DOM) to the Arctic Ocean, yet few studies have investigated the quality of this DOM. We sampled SPGW, runoff, and rivers n…
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